Container



Ml T. ASHE CONTAINER Filed April 19. ,1929

Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED starei-S@ MARSELIUS T. .ASIEIIE OF GAB-DENCITY, NEW'y YORK CONTAINER Animation med April 19, 192e. seria1 N'o.356,337. Y

j which is made in sections, and which has a top and bottom detachablyconnected to the Y sections.

Another object is to provide a container which has interfitting membersor side walls, which has a top and bottom having snap-on engagement withthe side members, and which has means passing through the side membersand the top and bottom for maintaining the parts in fixed position.

Another object is to provide a container which is made from corrugatedsheet metal, which has a pair of substantially semi-cylin drical sidemembers provided with ridges y and furrows, the ridges in one sidemember nesting or engaging the furrows in the other member, which hassubstantially circular top and bottom members having snap-on engagementwith the top and bottom edges of the side members, and which hasfastening means 'do passing through holes in the top and bottom membersand in the ridges of the side members for securing the side members andthe top and bottom together. n Further objects and advantages willhereinafter appear.

The invention comprises in general a pair of substantiallysemi-cylindrical side members, which are made from corrugated sheetmetal and which have the corrugations running horizontally thereof.Alined holes are provided in the ridges to receive a wire or rod to holdthe side members together. Substantially circular top and bottom membersare also provided with corrugations and they r have snap-on engagementwith the top and bottom edges of the side members when the side membersare fitted together to form a substantially cylindrical member. An innerridge on the top and bottom is adapted to ena@ gage a. furrow in theside members when theyare fitted together and form the cylindricalmember. Alined holes are also provided in the ridges in the top andbottom which corre-l spond with the holes in the ridges of the sidemembers so that a wire or other obj ect vmay pass through thesealinedholes and secure the. top and bottonrmembers and the side members inrigid position. The accompanying drawings illustratea selectedembodimentfofl thev invention and the views therein are as follows:

Fig. l is an elevation of the improved container. l 'I i i i.

' Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional viewon the line 2-2 of FigQ Y Fig. 3 isa detail sectional view on the linel S- BofFigZ` 'i' v' Fig. 4 is a,`etail elevationV of the container in a modiiied'form. Y f l Fig. Y5 isa detail .elevationHshowingmthe mannerin which the fastening means mayinterlock. i j `Referring to the drawings, 6 designates a substantiallysemi-cylindrical sideV member, which is provided with horizontal ridges7 7 andfurrows 8. The side member Gis adapt?- edto `be connected to asecond ysubstantially semi-cylindrical sidel member 9, and this secondmember is also provided'with'horizontal ridges 10 and furrows 11, sothat'thetwo members maybe connected together, as shown in Figs. l and 2.The ridges and furrows in one of the side memb'ers'will interiit or nestwiththe furrows and ridges in the other Ymember,.and when the twoymembers are fastenedtogetherthe.member 6 will overlapthe side member9on one side, and underlap the member 9 onthe other side, Fig. 2. s

Each member isprovided with alined'holes or aperturesjl2 which. extendthroughthe Yridgesf and lO'so that when the two mem# bers are in lappedposition, l, the holes inthe member Grwill ,aline with theY holes'in thei member Rods or V.wires .13.v pass through the'holes 12. and connectthe two members together. Whenthe twoside members are connectedtogetherthey form a sub'f vstantially cylindrical member'lt, Fig. l. Asubstantially vcircular .coverv l5,y having horizontal ridges 16a-ndhorizontal furrows V17, has a snap-0n fit With the end 18 of thecylindrical member 14. A bottom 19 is provided with horizontal ridges 20and furrovvs 21 and it is adapted to have a snap-on fit with the bottomedge 22 of the tWo semi-cylindrical members When they are fastenedtogether to form the substantially cylindrical member 14.

Instead of having the members 6 and 9 corrugated throughout their entirelength, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, they may be provided Withsubstantially smooth straight portions 23, Fig. 4. These straightportions are preferably provided With a, plurality of apertures 24 toprovide circulation inside ofthe container When the container is usedfor shipping orstoring apples, onions,.pota toes, and other vegetables.The corrugated portions 25, Fig. 4, are also provided'with the apertures12 for the reception of the rod or fastening means 13.

In order to secure the top and bottom members and the side members inposition, the rods 13;may have a bent over portion 26, Fig. 5, whichengages an additional aperture 27 in the top and bottom. The end of eachrod may be bent around itself at. 28 to prevent the Wire or fasteningmeans 13 from coming out ofthe apertures 12, and to permit the top andbottom members to be maintained in proper position relative to the sidemembers. It is understood of course that7 vthe top-landthe bottom 19-arealso provided with apertures 12 through WhCh the rods 13 extend.

The top 15 and the bottom 19 may be indented at 29 and 30 respectively,Fig-2, to strengthen the same-and add rigiditythereto. The inventionprovidesacontainer or keg which can be readily and economically man-lufactured, which can be quickly Vand easily assembled, and which can bereadily knockeddoWn and the bulk reduced and thereby eect Y a.considerable saving in the cost of expressage or freight.

.Changes maybe made in the form, construction, and arrangement of theparts VWithout departing from the spirit: of `the invention orsacrificing any ofthe advantages thereof, and the rightis herebyreserved-to make all such changes as fairly fall Within the scope of thefollowing claims:

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1. A container comprising a pair offside members havingf ridges andfurrovys, each member overlapping the othervmember on kfurrovvs andridges, the ridges in the body members and the top and bottom beingprovided With alined holes, and fastening means *passing through all ofsaid alined holes for holding the sides, top Aand bottom together.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

l VVMnRsnLnis T. Asi-IE.

The invention is hereby claimed als` foli one side andunderlapping-itfouthe.other side, the ridges onV one; member nesting orinteriittingV with furrows of the other member, a top and bottom havingridges and furroWs, said side members and said top and bottom havingalined holes inv-the ridges thereof, and removableV means passingthrough said alned holes .forholdng Said

